Comb.



PATENTBD JUNE 7, 1904.

COMB.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11. 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

AE'ruRo FONTS, OF NEW ORK, N. Y.

COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,037, dated June 7, 1904.

Application filed November 11, 1903. Serial No. 180,704. (No model.

To all whom it may cmwern:

Be it known that I, ARTURO FoN'rs, a citizen of the Republic of Cuba, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Comb, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in combs, and appertains particularly to ladies hair-combs, and has an improved attachment for retaining the same securely in position.

One of the disadvantages incident to the hair-combs now in use is that owin to their peculiar formation when placed in position in the hair the comb is liable to become loosened, thereby loosening the hair, and oftentimes the be secured to the comb, whereby the comb will be clasped or held firmly in the hair, obviating entirely the possibility of the comb becoming loose and falling from the hair.

A further object of my invention is to provide a comb which will embody the essential and desired features of convenience, neatness, and simplicity.

With these objects and others of a similar nature in view my invention consists in the construction, combination, and operation of parts, as is described in this specification, illus--- trated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the annexed claims.

Reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a comb embodying my invention. Fig. 2 1s a sectional view of my improved comb, showing transverse sectional view taken through a tooth of the comb and the adjacent contacting concaved tooth of the clamping-plate.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, a designates a hair-comb of any ordinary and well-known shape, said comb comprising a top edge portion 5, which is slightly curved or bowed, and a plurality of relatively long teeth 6, which are also concaved or curved below the general plane of curvature of the top edge portion of the comb.

In order to secure thecomb within the hair, I fasten to the inner face of the top portion 5 thereof, through the medium of rivets or otherwise, a plate 7, which may be formed of .metal or any suitable material, said plate being approximately of a width equal to the width of the top body portion of the comb and provided near the center of each of the side edges with a lug 8, there being, of course, two of such lugs. Extending between the lugs and supported thereby is a pivot-bar 9, carrying the top or clamping plate 10 of the device, said clamping-plate being of any suitable shape and material, and being approximately equal to the width of the plate 7 and, generally speaking, of the same size. Said plate has depending therefrom a plurality of concaved or grooved teeth 11, which teeth are each bent in toward the comb and extend approximately parallel to and normally in contact with the teeth 6 of the comb to a point about midway the length ofsuch teeth, although it is to be understood that theteeth of the clampingplate may be made longer or shorter, as desired. In order to keep the teeth of the clamping-plate normally ina closed position, or in contact with the teeth of the comb, I provide a tension-spring 12, coiled about the pivot-bar 9, which spring has a tendency to hold the toothed portion of the clamping-plate against the teeth of the comb.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the manner of employing my improved comb will be readily apparent. The upper portion of the clamping-plate is pressed so as to draw the teeth of such plate away from the comb and supported from the lugs and designed to act in conjunction with the teeth of the comb for retainingthe comb in the hair, each tooth of the plate being grooved to receive an adjacent tooth of the comb.

2. The combination of a comb, and a toothed clamping-plate pivotally secured to said comb, each tooth of the plate being grooved longitudinally to receive an adjacent tooth of the comb.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTURO FONTS.

Witnesses:

RICHARD B. CAVANAGH, F. N. HANAFORD. 

